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So tired!

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Karatemom_44
Karatemom_44

Is anyone super tired all day?  I start out okay in the morning.  By the afternoon I’m dragging and super exhausted.  I also have trouble with vaginal dryness/atrophy and hotflashes.  Anyone else?

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  • jacqueline06286
    jacqueline06286 Karatemom_44

    Posted

    I get super fatigue and tired in the morning but in the evening I'm fine wonder if it's my perimenapause or thyroid 

  • Ally01381
    Ally01381 Karatemom_44

    Posted

    I had a similar experience two years ago . I started having a coffee around 1030am between Breakfast and lunch. See if this may help
  • LindaJaney
    LindaJaney Karatemom_44

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    I get so exhausted.  Some days the thought of going up and down the stairs with laundry makes me want to cry.  Every muscle in my body feels weak and I just keep sitting down.  I'm in perimenopause and I definitely notice it is worse right before my period when estrogen is at its' lowest.  It will come and go for a few days and then passes and I'm back to normal.  But when the exhaustion hits, it's brutal and depressing. I feel like I'm in limbo waiting for the will to live to come back. The house could be on fire and I'd still be in slow motion.  I know my mum had same when she was my age and needed estrogen for a couple of years. 

    ?I'm dreading the next few years as I think it will get worse before it gets better.  I find keeping a journal of the really bad days helps me get through it.  I can refer back and remind myself that it comes and goes. 

    It might be good to get your ferritin levels checked just in case.  I suffer from low iron and it's unbelievable how exhausting that is and the difference a month of iron supplements can make.

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